Nintendo Announces 23 Wii U Titles, Netflix and Hulu Plus Support

Nintendo's E3 2012 Presentation

Nintendo Screens

Guess The Game

Before the show, attendees were asked to "guess the game" as it unscrambled on the screen. (Nerds: think "Who's That Pokemon?")

PIkmin Whimsy

It wouldn't be a Nintendo presentation without a little bit of whimsy, as CG Pikmin were projected on to audience members.

Miyamoto

Nintendo creative genius Shigeru Miyamoto is up first, to introduce the Wii U.

Miyamoto Introduces Wii U

Miyamoto talks about how the Wii U will change gaming.

Miyamoto Holds Game Pad

Miyamoto holds up the Wii U GamePad, and explains how it will be asynchronous from the console.

PIkmin 3

Miyamoto talks about Pikmin 3, which will have special features for the Wii U, including the ability to control the four squad leaders from the game pad.

New Rock Pikmin

Miyamoto said there will be a new type of Pikmin, Rock Pikmin, which can be thrown at obstacles and enemies.

Wii U GamePad Analog Sticks

In a video, the features of the new GamePad are demonstrated. Nintendo changed some features from the prototype, including new analog sticks that also act as buttons.

Built-in Camera

The GamePad will have a built-in camera and microphone, used for many features including video calls and in-game features.

Wii U Menu

The Wii U menu will prominently feature Miis, who gather around games they've played.

New Super Mario Brothers U Title

Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Amie talked about New Super Mario Brothers U, which will include many GamePad tie ins, but will be similar to the Wii title.

New Super Mario Brothers U

Up to five players can play NSMBU; one controlling the map and adding blocks as needed.

Batman Arkham City

A modified version of Batman Arkham City will be ported to Wii U.

Batman Bat Tools

The GamePad will give players access to all of Batman's gadgets during Batman Arkham City.

Batman Scanner

The GamePad will have several other features in the game as well.

Lego City

A new Lego game will be headed to Wii U, where you solve crimes across the city.

Scribblenauts Intro

A new Scribblenauts title, the first for a non-handheld console.

Scribblenauts Open World

Scribblenauts Unlimited will put players in an open world where they can summon whatever they want.

Scribblenauts Creation

They can also combine words to make their own creations.

Sing Stage

Fils-Amie slos talked about Sing, a karaoke title where everyone could participate, with lyrics on the GamePad screen.

Sing

The demo video featured teens singing "Call Me Maybe."

Darksiders II

Darksiders II will join Ninja Gaiden 3 and Mass Effect 3 as some of the third-party titles coming to Wii U.

New Super Mario Bros 2

The presentation also talked about some of the titles coming to the 3DS, including a another Mario title.

Gold Coin Mario

New Super Mario Brothers 2 is all about gold coins, and in this screenshot it looks like Mario gets a block head which he uses to spit gold coins.

New Paper Mario

Paper Mario Sticker Star is going to continue the legacy of the Paper Mario RPG series on the 3DS, with added collectable stickers that will help Mario unlock super powers in the game.

Just Dance 4 Demo

Dancers arrived on stage to demonstrate Ubisoft's Just Dance 4.

Just Dance Superman

Just Dance 4 allows the player with the GamePad to change the moves the other players are required to dance, allowing a little between-friends meanness.

Zombi U Lock

Ubisoft's new title Zombi U is developed to demonstrate all the special abilities of the GamePad in a mature, zombie-infested game.

Zombi U Sniper

The GamePad can also be used as a sniper rifle.

Zombie Reggie

The camera can also be used to zombify, as demonstrated on Fils-Amie.

Assassin's Creed 3

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed 3 will be released at the same time as other consoles on the Wii U.

Rabbids

The Rabbids are back in Rabbid's Land, another Ubisoft title.

NintendoLand Stage

The stage is the decorated like an amusement park, as Nintendo announces NintendoLand, an online, social hangout for Miis that consists of minigames themed after Nintendo's popular franchises.

Luigi's Mansion Mini Game

A minigame themed after Luigi's Mansion will pit four players against one controlling the GamePad as they try to hunt for an invisible ghost... before it gets them!

NintendoLand

A view of the Miis inside of NintendoLand.

At E3 2012, Nintendo just announced that the Wii U the system will support two Wii U Game Pads, as well as Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Video and YouTube.

On Sunday, Nintendo showed off its Wii U controller and its new social gaming network Miiverse at a pre-E3 presentation.

The presentation focused primarily on games that are headed to the console, rather than the hardware itself. Nintendo urged interested users to check out its E3 website for more detailed information about how the console operates.

“You'll see 23 Wii U titles on stage today,” Reggie Fil-Aime, President and COO of Nintendo said at the beginning of the presentation. “That's only a small part of Wii U and 3DS titles playable in LA this week.” Nintendo will be holding a separate event for the 3DS Wednesday evening.

Nintendo showcased a number of first-party titles — including a brand new version of Super Mario Brothers, Super Mario Brothers UBatman Arkham City, with brand new features designed specifically for the Wii U.

“It's our pleasure to work with Nintendo so closely on the launch of the Wii U, ” Martin Tremblay, President of Warner Brothers Entertainment said. “We work to create games for every type of player.” Warner Brothers will also be launching Scribble Nauts Unlimited for the Wii U.

Nintendo is also updating the Wii Fit fitness peripheral with Wii Fit U, incorporating the Wii U Game Pad into gameplay with the Wii Fit. It also showed off a singing game aptly called Sing, which uses the Wii U controller to display lyrics while you sing with the game karaoke-style.

Titles headed to the Wii U include:

Pikmin 3

Super Mario Brothers U

Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition

Scribble Nauts Unlimited

Darksiders II

Mass Effect 3

Tank! Tank! Tank!

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Trine 2: Director's Cut

Ninja Gaiden 3

Aliens Colonial Marines

Sing (working title)

LEGO City

Just Dance 4

Zombie U

Assassins Creed III

Rabbids Land

YourShape

Rayman Legends

Sports Connection

Avengers: Battle for Earth

NintendoLand

The presentation — which was heavy on concept-videos and had very few hands-on demos (hopefully titles will be playable on the E3 show floor) — lacked one important bit of information: Release date. It appears that Nintendo is still targeting a 2012 release date for the Wii U but more concrete data was not shared with the E3 crowd.

Are any of you excited about the Wii U? What games do you hope to see come to the console? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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